more of the same? >> they are trying different things. one is to get water on the reactor fuel material which could explode or release more radiation than it has. the other is they are going to hook up electricity on the site now. on saturday and sunday they'll be hooked up to two reactors. if the pumps work, that will be a big step in reducing the danger. this is a potentially dangerous situation. it could blow into very populated areas. it's not over. it's incredibly difficult technically and for people here in japan and around the world. there are arguments about the quality of information and disagreements among u.s. and japanese engineers how to proceed, even though it is japan's reactors.

>> when we talk about the fact they changed the level from 4 to 5, what goes onto the science and reasoning behind why they felt they needed to raise this level? >> it's simple. three-mile island, i would say this is worse of three-mile island. three-mile island released almost no radiation. three-mile island was bad because it was only caught at the last minute before there was a huge melting of the core of the reactor. the definition of the levels, it doesn't just affect the reactor but affects the surrounding areas with bits of radiation being found japan in miniscule amounts in the plume across the pacific ocean. >> bob bazell, thank you very

much. this situation becoming dire. explain if the fuel rods in one or more of the reactors have, in fact, been exposed, what does that mean? can they still be cooled down to safe levels? >> let me take the second question first. if the spent fuel pools are intact and they can actually get water into the pools, right now they are just aiming from afar. it seems difficult. if they can resore some pumping of the pipes and pumps are intact, there may be hope. maybe the restoration of power to the site might do that. the destruction of the buildings and to some extent of the spent fuel pools, the damage to them may make all this very, very difficult. one doesn't know the states of the pipes and pumps. >> what about if the fuel rods

one or more of these reactors have been exposed? >> if they are exposed, they heat up because they are no longer being cooled. at a certain point the fuel tubes start to react with. air and whatever water is remaining turns to steam. you get hydrogen. at a certain point they start to burn. burning will disburse the radioactivity. when exposed, the volatile materials inside evaporate. since there is no more reactor building, of course the materials will go into the envifrm. that is already happening. that is the reason for the measurement of elevated radiation, greatly elevated in the plant then also in the 30, 40, 50 miles and as far away as tokyo.

>> do you think in your professional opinion this has gone from being considered a number four crisis which goes up to 7 dealing with nuclear power plants, it moved up to a 5, do you think we'll continue as we watch this one week out continue to escalate and get up to what chernobyl was, a 7? >> i think this is worse than three-mile island in two ways. it's nowhere near chernobyl in terms of releases of radioactivity. i think that said it's like a 6. it's all a professional judgment, but they are right. i think if you look at the plumes of radioactivity and estimates of doses by the safety authority, they are nontrivial. that has already happened. there are eight or nine elements for reactors and for spent fuels that are already at risk and

damaged to some extent. then there is the fifth spent fuel pool in reactor number five where the water levels have been dropping for one day. so i think the management of this situation in a highly radioactive environment, i think this is much worse both from emergency management point of view and to the extent we can tell from the radiation released so far. >> there are a lot of people around the globe that would agree with you. arjun, thanks for coming on today. united nations decision to establish a no-fly zone over libya has been met with a quick and positive response. a cease-fire. a reported end to military operations and the closing of libyan air space to all traffic. u.s. military officials are monitoring this situation saying there is nothing to indicate gadhafi will abide by this cease-fire. secretary clinton just discussed the latest developments moments ago. take a listen. >> while this resolution is an important step, it is only that, an important step.

we and our partners will continue to explore the most effective measures to end this crisis. >> nbc's jim maceda is live for us in tripoli. things are moving fast as this story continues to develop. how are people in the international community supposed to trust and not suspect some type of bait and switch when it comes to what libyan officials and gadhafi are saying? >> reporter: right. they have to prepare for that. that can happen. history says it always happens. colonel gadhafi have the ability to turn this into something positive, into a gay. we have to focus on wording of cease-fire and cessation of military operations. is it the cessation of a military operation now that they are 60 miles from benghazi and

circle benghazi without firing mortars, without firing artillery and establishing a base-besieged atmosphere on that city where they can move in at night, discreetly as they've done in tripoli, picking up a dozen or two dozen leaders at a time. they know who they are. they identified them on video and photos, and work at degrading the opposition and the rebel leadership that way. it's certainly something that could happen. if it does happen, would that trigger a no-fly zone? probably not. at least it's debatable. that's the kind of thing that needs to be watched. also today, you might call this a test case. mezrhata was killed again. that may continue, as well.

seeing him consolidate his power in the west and allowing, for now, the situation to cool in the eastern part of the country. back to you. >> we'll continue to watch. jim meceda, thank you. the obama administration is following the events in japan as well as libya very closely. we learned president obama will make a statement on libya this afternoon. these international issues aren't stopping the president from sticking to a planned five-day trip to brazil, chile and el salvador. he canceled this type of trip in the past. the decision to keep the itinerary is drawing criticism from some in washington. joe watkins is an nbc political analyst and julian epstein is political strategist and founder of the law media group. >> politico said any foreign travel the president has taken as been seen as a political liability. why is it important for him to stick with the schedule on this one and head south for a week?

>> because the president has a lot of things he has to do. he's managing what has been one of the worst economic recessions over our time. there are two crisis abroad, japan and libya, which he's done a brilliant job. look at the libyan retreat today in the face of a u.n. security council resolution which would apply a no-fly zone. gadhafi is retreating. the trip to brazil and latin america is very important for economic reasons. i don't think anybody can say what the president has done in libya has been anything short of brilliant. he's got the arab league behind him. the u.n. security council behind him on a no-fly zone. gadhafi blinked. this has worked as brilliantly as any international diplomatic effort by the united states in recent memory. >> joe, do you think this is the white house playing politics? listen to this one. "wall street journal" this

morning, "if you are curious about where the most powerful man in universe stands on libya, radiation, a possible government shutdown, future of social security, rising oil prices, don't look to the white house. those issues are tough, those risk mistakes and those issues might mean unhappy voters and right now approval rating is what the white house cares about." is that weighing heavily here? >> i think so. if you look at the fact the white house is cautious where it stood on libya and cautious where it stood with egypt, they are clearly concerned about how the president looks in terms of his approval ratings, his numbers. >> don't we need to think about how the narrative is playing out for those situations that are happening for libya also in the middle east? that they don't look like the west is trying to control? >> i would agree with you that you need to be thoughtful about what other countries think. i think it was a wise thing to

consider that the arab league support for this would be very important. at the same time, a lot of countries around the world are looking for the united states to lead and to be the first one to step in and make a strong statement early on. that didn't happen in this case. >> when is a good time for the president to travel? as i said earlier, the president put off travel in the past because of issues domestic and also abroad. cancelling different trips. is there ever a good time to take the white house on the road, julian? >> the president doesn't stop being president when there is an international crisis. i think the question is not whether or not he is traveling. political hacks, political pundits want to do navel gazing whether it's wise or not. the question is whether the president is handling the economy well. it turned around in two years. we were negative 6% growth two years ago and now positive 3% growth. that is a nine-point swing. we've never seen that in modern day economics.

he handled the japanese situation extremely well. american scientists are putting out the critical information. americans were first on the spot to give the japanese help. the situation in libya, rather than committing u.s. troops, what the president has done is assembled a brilliant international coalition. gadhafi backed down. people looking to criticize want to krit he's for partisan reasons. nobody can contest the bottom line here. >> let's let joe jump in there. >> you don't want to beat the president up unknowsly. it's not fair to beat him up for the sake of politics. reality becomes for those statistics you talk about, 9% turnaround, that's nice. tell that to somebody not working. tell that to all the people who stopped looking for work who are hurting in this country who are desperately hoping the president comes up with a plan, along with republicans, to put americans back to work. there are still too many people not working in too many places

around the country. it's okay for him to travel. long as the travel means something. brazil is the seventh largest economy in the world. they are a great trading partner for us. bring back jobs for americans, mr. president. >> joe makes an excellent point there. what i hear him saying, he is not critical about japan. he is not critical of obama on libya. obama has done a magnificent job on libya. he concedes the fact obama turned this economy around. >> this is what the "wall street journal" piece was saying. it's the tough decisions. >> i think on libya -- >> these are the tough decisions i have to make. i have to jump in and control this interknew. good to see you guys. have a great weekend.

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although president obama down played the prospect of radio activation in the u.s., that hasn't stopped americans from being prepared. a radioactive plume is expected to reach southern california some time this evening but will have minimal effects, if any. no one entering from japan has tested positive for radiation. george lewis joins us from los angeles international airport with the latest.

walk us through some of the screenings. >> reporter: the next flight from japan will be arriving. custom officials will carry these. these are radiation detectors. some passengers will be wanded down to see if they are tracking radiation on their clothing or their shoes. thus far, officials only found miniscule amounts of radiation. in one case at dfw airport in dallas, they found some radioactive medical supplies, but they are intended to be radioactive. no cause for alarm, they say. state epa agencies are monitoring the air coming in from japan. they think they are beginning to pick up miniscule amounts, but no concern for public safety, they say. the amount of radiation

dissipated as it crossed the pacific. it's diluted by the wind and rain. it falls into the ocean, combines with the salt and becomes inert. you don't need iodide pills or expensive suits or expensive radiation detectors like this one. george lewis, thank you. in washington state there have been no increases in radioactive levels. they continue to monitor the situation closely. i'm joined by washington state secretary of health. mary, walk us through some of your findings and what is being done to assess possible threats and why you are watching this so closely there in washington state. >> first, let me acknowledge we understand the public's concern because the events in japan are horrific. we in washington state and all of us across the united states who are part of a radiation

network, continuously do monitoring of the air. in washington state we have four monitoring stations and we actually have seen no significant change from weeks ago, and we actually monitor hourly let alone daily. the important thing is for us to watch the for the real readings, not just the kind of things that are projected in terms of plumes being talked about. there is no plume we are aware of full of radiation coming to this country. changes in radiation numbers need to be within a context. >> mary, it's been heavily reported and written about, as i'm sure you've seen that several thousands of people have been taking and buying on potassium iodide pills. the manufacturer saying there is a run on these pills. what would you tell people authenticing about doing something like that as we continue to watch the precarious situation in japan, not knowing which direction it's going to go?

>> we know people are concerned and they want to do something. taking potassium iodide is not the thing you should do. it could cause you harm. that particular potassium iodide is meant to protect the thyroid if you're in an area where there is a radiation event. it is not a preventive, it's not a treatment. taking it is not a good thing to do. if it were necessary, and it is not, we certainly would tell you what to do. we want people to be cautious about harming themselves by taking pills they don't need. >> we just had that report from george lewis. experts there doing things similar as l.a.x.? >> yes. we have a lot of flights from asia and all over the world. our tsa folks are monitoring for excess levels of radiation. they do that routinely. we stepped that up. >> mary, thank you for coming

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intensified. the leaders bumped the nuclear accident level from 4 to 5. that's on a 7-level international scale. nuclear experts expressed concern that the government has been underplaying the severity of what's happened thus far. let's focus on the reactors. the big fear is still overheating. one of the spent fuel poles might be cracked. they discussed burying it in sand and clay. the death toll continues to rise to 5,600 people killed and over 10,000 are missing. as fears of a nuclear crisis grows, american poison control centers are saying they are getting reports from illness of people who ingested potassium iodide. government officials warned against taking these pills saying the risk of radiation in the u.s. is negligible. the devastation in japan temporarily forcing gm to stop

production here in the u.s. a shortage of parts from japan is behind the work stoppage at the shreveport, louisiana, plant. production will be shut down for a week beginning on monday. gm says it still has enough vehicles to meet customer demand and hopes to rescue and resume production as soon as possible. president obama leaving tonight for brazil. the first stop on a six-day swing through latin america that includes stops in chile and el salvad salvador. his goal to create jobs for american workers. in a usa today op-ed, he said the impressive growth we've seen in latin america is good for the people of the hemisphere and good for us." the humanitarian crisis in japan is being overshadowed by the fukushima crisis. over 450,000 people are still living in shelters.

temperatures continue to dip below freezing. millions remain without power and clean water. carol stern is president and ceo of the u.s. fund for unicef. it's nice to see you. >> thanks for having me on. >> i want to start with what do you hear from workes on the ground and what they have to con front in terms of conditions they are facing, trying to get to the thousands of people that need the aid they haven't been able to receive yet? >> this is an emergency within an emergency within an emergency. usually there is an end and you start to clean up and this continues. we are hearing horrible conditions, difficult to get to people. the first few days are always about rescue and recovery. i think probably one of the more heart-wrenching stories i heard was a group of kids in a school around sendai that the school stood so the children, thankfully, all of them saved. evidently not a single parent still alive. imagine being faced with having to share that with the kids. >> when we talk about the food, water, clean water that's

needed, the relief aid workers that are there on the ground trying to do this, how much do we know percentagewise is really getting through to those devastated areas? >> one of the things the community has done is being responsible for taking a stepback here. this is an affluent nation prepared for disaster. we are following, they're leading. unicef is taking a unique niche because we worry about children. that's our cause. japan, for a very long time, was a recipient country. became a donor country. they've given millions to children. this is our time to give back. >> an aid organization like yourself to work with them to figure out where you can be best utilized in the capacity you're serving. the government is saying this is going to be a long recovery. we continue to see developments

here. what do you think the sustained recovery will mean for an organization like yourself? >> there are two sides to that. one, they were over $100 million donors to the world's children. we have to make that gap up, as well. for an organization like ours, we are going to fill in the niches that we do. we do child protection. in haiti we saw people will prey on children after disaster. we work with water, sanitation and hygiene. critical needs in the immediate aftermath of a crisis. hygiene kits. april is the beginning of a school year in japan. we need to get kids in school. they need normalcy. that is part of the psycho-social recovery. >> for those here watching this and they want to help out and feel their hands are tied a little bit, especially when it comes to donating money because we have been in such tough economic times. what would you recommend to those folks to feel part of the

process for the recovery effort out there? >> it doesn't always take big dollars. $1 buys enough clean drinking water for a child for 40 days. we are coming up on world water week this week. it doesn't take big dollars. in the wake of an emergency like this, it is dollars needed. we don't want to jam them with trying to send things that are better served coming out of japan. >> caryl, you do such good work at unicef. thanks for coming on today. >> thank you. as japan fights a nuclear catastrophe. several comparisons are being made to the chernobyl disaster. that is the worst nuclear power plant accident in history. in 1986 a react why are vessel was ruptured, igniting a series of explosions. the blast sent a plume of radioactive fallout forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands in ukraine, russia and bella ruse. michelle kosinski takes a look at the plant.

>> reporter: this thing behind us that looks so terrible is the hulking sarcophagus put over the nuclear reactor. the sound you hear everywhere on the geiger counter. the normal radiation you get on any begin day off the ground is between 10 and 20 microronkins per hour. here it's 200 or ten times normal. we are not staying long. you'll drive around this place and it will spike up into the thousands. 100 feet away it will be formal. that's the way the radiation remains spread here 25 years later. it is a nightmarish thing to see up close. if the signs don't turn you around, a long drive through a desolate forest, lonely villages, two check points and one waiver. >> shall not be liable for possible further deterioration of my house. >> will land you at the broken heart of the surreal no-man's land remains of chernobyl.

what was the gleaming new company town, full of good jobs, new schools, modern apartments. today if something can be full of emptiness, this is it. radioactive moss flourishes while the buildings and soviet trappings slowly wither. a rarely seen testament to the accident that ultimately sent hundreds of thousands of people away. >> part of the shock really. >> reporter: through the woods, that amusement park that never had a chance to open. we saw for good reason. never will. >> how much is it? >> 7,000. >> reporter: 7,000? should we even be standing here? >> for a few minutes, nothing. i do it every day almost.

now 700. here will be 7,000. see the difference? >> reporter: somehow the silence here feels just as distressing. this was a school. there is a mess of gas masks tossed aside by looters who stole the metal parts. pictures of lenon line the walls and floors a stuffed bear holds its flowers. a pickled pepper waits on a shelf. >> time stood still here. it hasn't moved. >> reporter: there is a monument, just don't step on the grass around it. >> it's contaminated. >> the next 300 to 1,000 years it will not be possible to live normally or to have any economic development. >> reporter: but this group is mainly tourists. this couple flew from england just to see it. >> curiosity, i think, is the

main thing. >> reporter: we were checked for radiation before lunch in view of reactor 4. the plant had already been in operation two years before design issues and human errors led to its catastrophic blast. marino was a mile away then, 19 years old living with her parents. today, she cannot speak about it without crying. >> translator: you saw a cloud like a mushroom. no one teld us what was going on or what to do. >> reporter: left behind now, a child's picture of a bird and butterfly, remarkably well preserved. and what humanity soured 25 years ago, only wild nature embraces today and bittersweet solitude. 40,000 people work here on strictly-controlled shifts and believe it or not, 1,500 others illegally resettled around this

area. not advisable. when people who work here ask them why are you back, and it's not as if police come and evict them, they said these resettlers say they were miserable away from here. it was their home and they would rather take their chances with their health than leave their home behind forever. >> michelle kosinski in chernobyl for us. thanks. devastating pictures out of japan have been nothing short of unbelievable. for more, want to give you a programming note. you can tune into "caught on camera, disaster in japan." contessa brewer hosts this tonight 11:00 p.m. eastern here on msnbc. for months now we have seen the unemployment number move in the right direction. in just four months we've gone from 10% of americans out of work to 8.9%. that's according to the last report. we've seen this week what the disaster in japan can do to the markets. with all the pledgees of foreign assistance, would it be enough to bring a balance to that

economy and keep ours moving in the right direction? steve moore is senior economic writer for "wall street journal" and joins us now. there is a lot of uncertainty. the last time we had that overseas came in the form of austerity measures and major economic overhaul from greece and a host of european nations, how much is this crisis in japan, in your estimation, going to hurt our markets over the next few months? >> it already has. we saw what happened earlier this week when we saw big declines in the stock market. the markets rallied in the last couple of days. japan is the third largest economy in the world. there are major trading partner of the united states. when they are flat on their back, that is a detriment to the u.s. economy. there was a big story today about how our harmers are having a hard time getting the wheat, cotton and corn we sell to japan. big problems for the u.s. it's so frustrating. we've been in this two or three-year recession. every time it seems we are

getting back on our feet and the economy is picking itself up again, something like this happens. we saw what happened in the middle east a couple of weeks ago that really caused i'll prices to spike. it's a frustrating situation. >> i want to sharpen our focus and talk about the tech industry. two things we need to know. how closely tied are our tech businesses to japan's? off that from a manufacturing and economic standpoint, how hard is it going to be for some japanese companies to rebound? >> obviously, the japanese, this is their forte, their speciality is electronic equipment. i believe the japanese people are incredibly resilient. we both benefit from this trade relationship. japan was totally destroyed

after world war ii. that country was obliterated as if they were hit by three or four earthquakes of this magnitude. look how quickly japan not only recovered, but became a major economy in the world. >> i want to take a quick turn to capitol hill. it looks like the first steps are being taken to repeal the president's wall street reform legislation. this is from the house financial services. "provisions in the dodd-frank act not only significantly raised the cost of doing business in america, but sent jobs overseas." do you think they can chip away at that law? how much and how soon? >> there will be a major effort to rein in the dodd-frank bill. not to repeal it, but take away some of the provisions that troubled people. just as an example, a major story about 90% of the financial assets and liquid capital now is with about the ten largest

banks. we actually have done exactly the opposite of what we were trying to do. we wanted to have a much more democratization of capital with this bill. this led to consolidation of capital in the hands of the ten largest banks, which i don't think is a healthy situation for the united states right now. >> steve moore with the "wall street journal." thanks very much. appreciate it. just how smart is your smart phone? a peek into the future of what it can do for you. oohhh...my back. [ ding ] [ in korean ] how may i help you? do you have something for pain? ♪ oh, bayer aspirin? oh, no, no, no... i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. trust me. it works great for pain. [ male announcer ] nothing's proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain.

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welcome back. your wallet may become obsolete replaced by your smart phone. new technology allows your phone to perform the same function as your credit card in some cases. phones still can't dispense

cash, unfortunately. you'll still need that. the future of wallet-free financial exchanges is looking brighter every day. i'm joined by technology expert daniel seabrooke. we were laughing on the break about phone versus the wallet, which do you lose more? >> you said you lose both. it's difficult to make a call on your wallet. you might want to think about using year wallet stuff on your phone. >> it folds out like a phone does. how can we transfer the functionality of what our wallet is to our phone to streamline the two together? >> there are already ways to do some of the things you've got on your wallet. you can store your membership card or put business cards in there. you can transfer money through paypal. you can do some of the things your credit card does. you still can't get cash using your smart phone. at least i don't think mine does. you have to have a atm card for a while.

you'll hear more about nfc. you will take your phone and go to a kiosk at a store and swipe it and pay like you would with your credit card. no touching of anything. just getting the information directly from your phone. why are the credit card companies so interested in this and carriers and phone makers? there is a lot of money at stake here. every one of those transactions, there is a little bit of money at stake. they want to find a way to do this. this is absolutely inevitable over the next few years. >> people hear about that, if we are able to take our phone to the scanner, does that mean we would put in a pass code in the scanner? if you lose your phone and somebody had access, if it wasn't password protected, you could get hacked into your finances? >> security is a big concern here. they are going to have to make the transaction secure. that communication will have to make that concern.

if you lose your phone, you could lock it and make sure no one else could break into it. if you lose your wallet, anybody can get everything out of here. people think, what if i lose my phone or what if i lose my wallet? both contain personal information these days. you don't like to give your phone to people these days. i don't want you to see what's on there. already our phones are becoming very personal. >> also when it comes down to say our state driver's licensees, you have a screen on your phone that will probably accommodate more of having some type of physical i.d. >> exactly. >> blackberries, not so much. >> there are limitations what you see on the screen, the types of cards. you're not going to have a driver's license on your phone yet. your health care card. there are certain things you're not going to be able to put in your phone yet. maybe one day that's possible. maybe one day we'll walk around with a chip implanted in our brain. probably not.

that's way off. there are a lot of initiatives to get a lot of what's in your wallet today aside from the cash into your phone. you can think about the convenience. it's cool. you always have your phone with you. >> can we get a costanza wallet? >> it's all cash. it's all hundreds. all hundreds. >> daniel, thanks so much. >> good talking to you. >> good talking to you too. developing now an update to a story we've been following. a judge temporarily blocked the controversial new labor law in wisconsin signed last week by the governor there scott walker. this blocks the collective bargaining agreement from taking effect. that's a story that will develop throughout the day. we'll have more here. you know the term bracketology. does it mean anything? probably does or someone you love and makes up our "flip side." ♪ ♪

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flipping the channels or grabbing a bite to eat without catching a few minutes of march madness. the games are going to be exciting but we like to go beyond the box scores and talk how much money there is to be made in college basketball. early yesterday underdog morehead state pulled off the shocker beating rick pettino and his louisville cardinals. how big of an upset was it? how about this tweet from darren rovell. money made off men's basketball program last year louisville $skin.8 million versus morehead state zero but not just the big conference games. gonzaga's win over st. john's late last night was a big upset. darren rovell to the rescue tweeting gonzaga can't be called the little guy. their men's team spent $11,216 more than st. john's did for recruiting last year. but regardless of the money we wish good luck to all your alma maters and hope you get out of

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